Ethotransmission: Communication of emotional states through ultrasonic vocalization in rats

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 310-317

  Brudzynski, Stefan M ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; AVERSION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EMOTION; ETHOTRANSMISSION; LATERODORSAL TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TEGMENTUM; ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; EMOTIONS; RATS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84878366969     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2013.01.014     Document Type: Review

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